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Devon Branch

Welcome

Welcome to the Devon Branch of Butterfly Conservation. If you live in the region and are a member of Butterfly Conservation you automatically become a member of the Devon Branch.

Devon has around 39 resident butterfly species and we can help point you in the right direction on where and when is best to see them. Why not join in our one of our Events (during the summer we organise field events to show you some of our resident butterfly species and in the winter we organise conservation work days to improve the habitat for butterflies in Devon). Click here to view more details or scroll down this page to the section marked "Get Involved"

Devon updates

Early January 2019 gave us a number of Devon butterfly sightings (see our Sightings page) but later in the month things were very quiet. However, our hardy volunteers have been getting on with some habitat conservation workdays and if you would like to join them we have events coming up on Sunday 3rd Feb (Chudleigh Knighton), Saturday 16th Feb (Lydford Old Railway Reserve) & Sunday 3rd March (Little Breach reserve). Find all the details here online by scrolling down to the Events box in the Get Involved section of this Welcome page below. You can also find out more about what happens on these Events by reading our 'Reports from Events' page.

For an early look at our Summer Events you can download the 2019 Events programme that we will be circulating to members soon - all of these will also be available on the Events section of this web page soon (where the details will be updated if there are any subsequent changes to the planned arrangements)

The ‘All the Moor Butterflies’ project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, will help to restore and create habitat for the Pearl-bordered Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary, Heath Fritillary and Marsh Fritillary on some of the UK’s most famous moorland landscapes, including Exmoor, Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor.

In July 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the Government would bring forward an Environment Bill. Butterfly Conservation (BC) understand that Defra are working on the draft of the Bill, to cover England and reserved matters in devolved countries, and this will be published before Christmas.

A field trip with a good chance of seeing both Pearl-bordered and Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries.

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Volunteer with us

Butterfly Conservation relies on the support of thousands of volunteers, and we are always looking for more help inside the office and out in the field. Whether you want to volunteer at a local branch, get outside and help manage our nature reserves, or help with one of our events, we have something for everyone to get involved in! Your time can make a real difference.